Orchard Knob from Mission Ridge

1864-1866

George N. Barnard

Associated Names
George N. Barnard

Artist, American, 1819 - 1902

The image shows a landscape framed by two trees. In the foreground, there are two trees with textured bark, branches, and leaves. The background depicts a distant horizon with hills and flat terrain. The image has a monochromatic sepia tone, with a color palette of browns and grays. The landscape in the background is blurred, emphasizing the tree details in the foreground.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon; purchase and gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2019

  • The Eye of the Sun: Nineteenth-Century Photographs from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2019, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

letterpress, across bottom under image: Photo from nature By G.N. Barnard / ORCHARD KNOB FROM MISSION RIDGE; by unknown hand, lower right in graphite: 6. [circled]; on verso, by unknown hand, upper left in graphite: 10 / #13173 / [initials?]; upper right in graphite: 10

Wikidata ID

Q64154230

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